Key holding case



Aug. 30, 1932. G. H, DA 1,874,919

KEY HOLDING CASE Filed April 29. 1929 I NVENTOR Geor ge/ h.

71:1; ATTORNEY Patented Aug. 30, 1932 eEoneE H. DAY, OF ROCHESTERI'FTEW1 ORK KEY HOLDING oAsE i Application filed April 29,

The present invention relates to key holding cases and an object of the invention is to provide a construction in which the case may be more readily opened or closed, only one hand being required for this purpose. Another object of the invention is to provide means carried by the key securing means for more effectively controlling the opening or closing of the case. Still another object of the invention is to provide hinged arms on opposite sides of the key securing frame for controlling the movement of two closures which cover the key holding means. A still further object of the invention is to-provide spring means which will hold the two closure flaps of a key holding case either in closed or open position.

To these and other ends, the invention consists of certain parts and combinations of parts all of which will be hereinafter described: the novel features being point-ed out in the appended claims.

In the drawing:

Fig. 1 is a face view of a key holding case embodying the present invention;

Fig. 2 shows the case in open position;

Fig. 3 is a top edge view of the case in open position;

Fig. 4 is a horizontal sectional view of the key securing means and the arms hinged thereto;

Fig. 5 is a transverse or vertical section through the keysecuring means; and

Fig. 6 is a detail view of one of the key hooks.

In the illustrated embodiment of the in vention 1 indicates the back member of the case which, in this-instance, is made of flexible or pliable material such as leather. Connected with the back member 1 are two side members 2 which are, in this instance, also formed of leather and foldable over the front face of the back piece.

Secured to the back piece in any suitable manner is a key securing frame comprising, in this instance, a piece of sheet metal having a bend to provide a rear wall 3, a top flange 4, and bottom piece 5, having an upwardly extending flange 6 forming a chamber in the -key securing means. By means of short frame.

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are suspended fromthe key securing frame for theattachment of keys 8. Each of these hooks is bentfrom a single piece "of wire to provide an eye '9 oonnectedto achain? and a hook which has an-arm 10 connected to the eye 9 and provided withan offset portion 11. From the arm 10 through a bend 12 2111 arm 13 extends, the upper end of the arm I having a U bend 14 which lies against'the offset portion 11: and closes the hook while at the same timefacilitating the quick removal and-application of the-key.

H With the end in view of controlling "the movement of the side members of the case, two arms 15 are'pivoted or hinged at 1-610 opposite sides of the key securingljframe.

Each ofthese arms is securedto one "of the side members preferably between the layers thereof so as tobe hidden from view. At the" inner end of eaoh armis a bend 17 which forms an abutment to limit V the rearward swing of the arm by engaging the adjacent edge of the rear wall 3 of' the' key securing V 1 WVith :the end chains 7 secured to "the top flange 4 key hook s" in view of holdingjthe side members either inclosed or open positions,

spring means acts on said; side members through said arms 15. In this instance, a single spring 18is arranged in the chamber of the key securing frame and extends horizontally across the back member of the case. At opposite ends of this spring are two links 19 which are pivoted at 20 to the arms 15 at points eccentric to the pivots 16. These" points or pivots 20 swing in arcs which carry them on opposite sides of a straight line passing through the spring and the pivots 16 "so that when the center line is passed by apivot 20 the spring acts on the arms 15 to hold A the latter in the position to which it is shifted either to hold the side member in a closed or an open position.

This construction does away with the usual i V snap fasteners and makes it possible to open or close the case with one hand through a proper manipulation of the fingers. There is,

no tendency for the case to open once it is closed as is the case with the usual snap fasteners. The side members of the case are held in a stretched condition. The case as a whole provides a flexible structure which is confortable to carry in the pocket of a user.

What I claim as my invention and desire to secure by Letters Patent is: 1; A key holding case comprisingv a flexible back member, two flexible side members foldable over the back member, a key securing frame secured to thebaok member, and arms hinged to said key securing frame-andconnected to the flexible" side members to con-- trol the movement of said side members.

Y 2. A key holding case comprising'a flex-" ible back member, two. flexible side members connected to oppositesides of the back member to fold: over the front face 1 of the back member, a key securing means on the front faceof the back member, two members hinged to the key securing means and connected to the side members, 1 e and sprlng means connected to the hinged.

members to one side ofthe axis of turning of each member and at such points that the spring means acts to hold the side members either in closed or open positions.

3. A key holding case comprising a back member, two side members connected to opposite sides of the back member to fold on the front face of the back member, a' key securing means arranged on the front face of the back member, and spring means mounted on the key securing means and connected to the said chamber and connecting the offset ends two side members to control the side members. a

- 4. A key case comprising an elongated back member having a key receiving flange V 1 at one side and a recurved flange at the offset side providing a chambery'side members having offset ends hinged to the ends. of the back member, and a spring disposed in the of the hinged side members and adapted to holdeither one or both side members in open or closed position.

GEORGE H. DAY. 

